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Rictor’s Skyrider X1 is equal parts moped, quadcopter and fantasy

According to Wikipedia, the first instance of the phrase “post-truth” was written by Steve Teisch in 1992 when referencing political scandals post-Watergate. Clearly, ol’ Stevie never visited CES, where the standards for saying things that are provably true are slightly laxer than in the rest of civil discourse. Apropos of nothing, a company called Rictor, which makes and sells one e-bike, the Rictor K1, is advertising the

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Meta discontinues its $1,500 Meta Quest Pro headset. What could this mean for Apple’s VR dreams?

Two months after it announced plans to discontinue its high-end Quest Pro VR/XR headset, Meta has stopped selling its remaining inventory of the device, which saw prices of between $1,000 and $1,500 over the short course of its life. And that has once again thrust virtual reality headsets into a spotlight.

A decade ago, they were heralded as the next great thing, with Meta paying $2 billion in 2014 to acquire Oculus and buying a s

Meta adds Trump ally and UFC boss Dana White to its board

Meta has appointed three new members to its board of directors, including Dana White, the president and CEO of Ultimate Fighting Championship and a familiar figure in the orbit of incoming President Donald Trump.

The social media company, which owns Faceboo

Put Yourself First This New Year With a Headway Subscription for Just $60

If you're looking to read more this year but can't seem to find the time, check out this deal that offers a lifetime subscription to bite-size breakdowns of books. https://www.cnet.com/deals/put-yourself-first-this-new-year-with-a-headway-subscription-for-just-60/#ftag=CADf328eec

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This $7 Compact SD Card Reader Is a Must-Have for Photographers

It can read both micro and full-size cards and boasts transfer speeds of up to 5Gbps. And right now Amazon Prime members can pick it up for $9 off. https://www.cnet.com/deals/this-7-2-in-1-sd-card-reader-is-a-must-have-for-photographers/#ftag=CADf328eec

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 Our favorite cheap premium gaming laptop has a new sibling — is the new Lenovo Legion Pro 7i just as good?

The Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 9 currently ranks as the best cheap RTX 4080 gaming laptop. Can the Gen 10 keep up with its predecessor’s price point?

https://www.laptopmag.com/laptops/gaming-laptops-pcs/lenovo-legion-pro-7i-gaming-laptop-specs-design-ces-2025

 Qualcomm's new Snapdragon X chip finds a home in refreshed Vivobook Copilot+ PCs from ASUS

ASUS announced a bunch of new Copilot+ PCs at CES 2025, returning to Qualcomm's Snapdragon X hardware after a run of Intel-based models. Here's what you need to know.

https://www.windowscentral.com/hardware/laptops/qualcomms-new-snapdragon-x-chip-finds-a-home-in-refreshed-vivobook-copilot-pcs-from-asus

Reolink unveils Altas Wireless Security System with 24/7 2K recording
Don’t wait ’til October to switch to Windows 11, security expert warns
Corsair debuts MagSafe SSDs and a compact touchscreen for your desktop
 Jensen says DLSS 4 "predicts the future" to increase framerates without introducing latency

During a live Q&A with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, we asked about DLSS 4 and multi frame generation and whether it's interpolating more frames or projecting future frames. Jensen says that it will "predict the future" rather than rendering the past.

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/jensen-says-dlss-4-predicts-the-future-to-increase-framerates-wit

NVIDIA's Reflex 2 predicts milliseconds into the future of competitive games

NVIDIA’s Reflex technology just got a massive upgrade,

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Honda's Saloon and Space-Hub EV concepts are now prototypes

The futuristic looking concept electric vehicles that Honda had introduced at last year's CES are now much closer to becoming models you can actually buy. Honda has unveiled prototype versions of the 0 Series Saloon sedan and the 0 Series SUV at CES 2025. It also revealed that it will launch their production models next year in North Ameri

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CES 2025: BMW's vision-spanning Panoramic iDrive will make sure you never miss another navigation prompt

At a surprisingly star-studded event this morning, BMW showed off the final form of its long-awaited and long-teased Panoramic iDrive system. It's a combination of an oddly angular touchscreen, a windshield-spanning heads-up display, and an LLM-powered AI assistant. The big news? It's coming to every future BMW.

Comedians Tim Meadows and Ken Jeong welcomed the assembled crowd into a studio designed to look like an oversized interior of the company's upcoming

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NHTSA opens investigation into Tesla remote parking features

The National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration is investigating the remote parking features in some Tesla vehicles. The tools in question are Smart Summon and the unfortunately acronymed Actual Smart Summon, which uses cameras in the car to automatically control the parking pr

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Instagram blocked LGBTQ hashtags and treated them as ‘sexually suggestive content’

Meta’s Instagram has been blocking LGBTQ-related hashtags for months, according to reporting by User Mag. This was done under the company’s “sensitive content” policy as an attempt to restrict “sexually suggestive content.” The blocked hashtags included stuff like #lesbian, #gay, #bisexualpride, #transwomen and dozens more. Those hashtags don’t seem that sexually suggestive to me bu

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Show HN: HipScript – Run CUDA in the Browser with WebAssembly and WebGPU

CUDA is NVIDIA's language for GPU programming, allowing you to mix write CPU and GPU code in C++ in one file. By chaining a few projects that compile CUDA to OpenCL, then Vulkan, then WebGPU, you can experiment with this GPGPU language on any hardware.


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Fact-checking on Facebook was already a lost cause

On January 7, Mark Zuckebrerg made a not-so-stunning announcement. 

The Meta CEO said that his company is ending its third-party fact-checking program, declaring that “experts, like everyone else, have their own biases and perspectives.” Instead, it’ll allow “more speech” and rely on a user-generated community notes feature like Elon Musk’s X already does.

This is a culmin

Good news, gamers: Playing ‘The Legend of Zelda’ helps mental health

Next time someone claims staying in and playing video games is bad for you, direct them to this study that suggests open-world games might actually improve your mental health.

Researchers from Imperial College London and the University of Graz in Austria surveyed over 600 postgraduate students about their experiences with open-world games and the emotional impact of these sessions. Their findings? Games like The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of

Instagram is in hot water for blocking LGBTQ+ content

Meta, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook, is facing backlash for its handling of LGBTQIA+ content on its platforms. 

Journalist Taylor Lorenz first reported in her Substack publication User Mag that the platform had restricted LGBTQIA-related hashtags for months under its so-called “sensitive content policy.” The restrictions, which had been in place for months, were autom

‘I sleep like a baby every single night’: Sleepmaxxing is all over TikTok again

Could mouth tape, magnesium spray, or a cushiony sleep mask be the key for deep sleep? Young social media users are picking up on the importance of a good night’s sleep following what’s felt like an especially stressful few years.

Many are hopping on the “sleepmaxxing” trend that shares steps that are supposed to hack a perfect night of sleep. Thousands of videos and millions of viewers now fall under hashtags like #sleeph

Trump unveils $20 billion investment in American data centers

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday announced a $20 billion new investment to build data centers across the United States.

At a news conference at his home in Palm Beach, Florida, Trump said the investor is Emirati billionaire Hussain Sajwani, chairman of DAMAC properties.

Trump introduced Hussain Sajwani, chairman of DAMAC Properties, as “one of the most respected business leaders in the Middle East,

See Lenovo's Gesture-Controlled, Rollable ThinkBook Laptop in Action video

CNET's Eli Blumenthal checks out the new Lenovo ThinkBook Plus Gen 6, which has a built-in gesture-controlled, rollable display. https://www.cnet.com/videos/see-lenovos-gesture-controlled-rollable-thinkbook-laptop-in-action/#ftag=CADf328eec

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Suction-Cup TV, Stretchable Screens and More Wild New Products From CES 2025

The wave of the future or the stuff dreams are made of? Get your eyeballs all over these top finds from one of the largest tech shows on the planet. https://www.cnet.com/tech/suction-cup-tv-stretchable-screens-and-more-wild-new-products-from-ces-2025/#ftag=CADf328eec

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This Slim Little Battery I Saw at CES 2025 Is Like a Tesla Powerwall for Your Fridge

You don't need an electrician to install BioLite's backup battery system, which can keep at least a few of your appliances on when the power goes out -- like your refrigerator. https://www.cnet.com/home/energy-and-utilities/this-slim-little-battery-i-saw-at-ces-2025-is-like-a-tesla-powerwall-for-your-fridge/#ftag=CADf328eec

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Watch Our Tour of Samsung's CES Booth video

CNET's David Katzmaier takes a tour of Samsung's CES booth and checks out the company's newest innovations on display for the crowd at CES. https://www.cnet.com/videos/watch-our-tour-of-samsungs-ces-booth/#ftag=CADf328eec

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White House Officially Launches U.S. Cyber Trust Mark Program

A new government seal will help consumers identify connected devices that meet minimum standards for digital security and privacy. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/white-house-officially-launches-u-s-cyber-trustmark-program/#ftag=CADf328eec

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 Google warns of legit VPN apps being used to infect devices with malware

So-called Playfulghost attackers use both SEO poisoning and phishing tactics to spread malware. Here's all you need to know.

https://www.techradar.com/vpn/google-warns-of-legit-vpn-apps-being-used-to-infect-devices-with-malware